Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak.
Bahamas: treat as catch-and-release.
Bahamas · Andros
Bonefish are the hunt — look, do not wade a high-slack school into the next zip code.
Bonefish capital. West-side white sand, schools by the acre, double-digit singles. Creeks and bights hold tarpon. Permit on the west side and outer cays May–October.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-10-21, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
Forecast
low confidence
Forecast brief for Wednesday, October 21. Back to this morning
Morning line
Andros 7.3 on Wednesday, October 21. 1 mph NE. Clear. YOLO day is Sunday, August 30. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
high slack · -1.40 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From NE · gust 10
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
77% lit
Waxing gibbous
mid range · 77%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 2.8 ft
high slack
-1.40 ft modeled
Clock
Modeled M2
- LowWed 8:00 AM · -1.40
- HighWed 2:00 PM · 1.39
- LowWed 8:00 PM · -1.37
- HighThu 2:00 AM · 1.34
- LowThu 8:00 AM · -1.29
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Sunday, August 30 · 9.2
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waning gibbous · mid · tide range ~1.9 ft · wind to 18 mph · Clouds · 62%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 7.1
West side white sand
hard flat · field manual · skinny
The cathedral. Schools by the acre, double-digit singles at dusk. Oct–June is the honest peak.
- — hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
- — In-play: Bonefish, Permit.
skiffwadefly - 7.1
East side ocean cays
hard flat · public structure · skinny
More weather, fewer people than the west-side lodge water.
- — hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
- — In-play: Bonefish, Permit.
skiffwadefly - 6.8
Bights and creeks
creek bight · field manual · mid
Resident tarpon Apr–Oct. Bones on the creek mouths on a moving tide.
- — creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
- — In-play: Tarpon, Bonefish.
skiffflyspin
When
Incoming water
9.5Wed 9:00 AM → Wed 4:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.2Wed 3:00 PM → Wed 10:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
8.1Wed 9:00 PM → Thu 4:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.5Thu 3:00 AM → Thu 10:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.5Thu 9:00 AM → Thu 4:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Why — and who
- — Tide is high slack (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
- — Clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 1 mph NE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.
5.5
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Thermal window
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Present, not peak.
Bahamas: treat as C&R. Flats licensing has been tightening — verify before you wade.
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak.
Bahamas: catch-and-release.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak.
Treat as incidental. Not why you booked the flat.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak.
Treat big cuda as catch-and-release. Not why you booked the flat.
Regs citedBahamas flats and bonefish rules · current Bahamas guidance · rolls in 7 days. Catch-and-release is the culture on the bonefish flats. No NOAA gauge. No invented holes.